Printing-press attachment.



G, VAN MIDDLESWRTH 'PRINTING PRESS ATTACHMENT.

APPLIGATION FILED NOV. 23, 1908.

Patented Sept. 28, 1909.

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C. VANMIDDLESWORTH.

PRINTING PRESS ATTACHMENT.

APPLICATION FILED Nov.23,19oa.

935,339, Patented Sept.28, 1909. ,3 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

C. VAN MIDDLESWORTH, PRNTING PRESS ATTACHMENT.

APPLIGATION FILED NGV. 23, 1908` Patentedsept. 28,' 1909.

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@mi/Wye@ om senese.

. hereby: declare that the following is j! afs'ideelevation of invented a certa-in new emes entre einem arriere;

CHARLES 'van Minnnnswon'rn,

or isn-omissis,

ernennen contraria', or NEW renin n. Y.

rninrrnenn'ss arrncriannr 190e, seria; nb. 464,093.'

To all lwhomz'tmayoncem: 'j

Bei/t known that 1,1 CHARLES VAN MID- Klngs and in the State of New `York, have and useful improve- Attachments, -and 4do e 'falls r'nent in Printing-Press clear-,land exact desoription thereof. i' My inyen-tion relates to an lniproy'ement .in feedingmechanisni fora printingpress,-v and has special relation to de-Vlces for maintaining -a'trax'felig web of paper" or 'a .Sheet of paper 'a fiabjposition- While being fedi' v the -a'c corn'panying drawings Figure iis `a portion of "a niachine of the 520,

1g. -2 is Vertical#cross-sectional View saine;` au'idF-ig.l 3 is .a 'pla-n 'vieW" of a portion ofthe mechanism shown intheother figures. i. f l' v In the drawingsi llis a side frame at one side fra-meat? the other side thereof, 1'1',fo`r

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support-ing the Various' inoVabl-ejpartsf A 1traveling'Web ofpaperis :adapted'to be led into' the '.ma'chinefbeneath a feed roller 2 v'which has a plurality' of cooperating 'feed .rollers flo'cated' beneath the same, The

paper after 'passing beyond the rollers 2and' ,f3 is led lbetween a pairof small 4, are

rsupported `upon stationary arms 5 projecting .from a porti-onof the frame l. Between the rollers 2 there isl a reciprocating knife-'frame 5a, the

lo'Wer end of 4which 'is' pivoted in journals 6' at the lower 'end of-'the frame, as shown ing Fig. 1. The -franie1 carries'attsupper end atransver'se horizontal knife 7 having at .one side .a cuttingedg'e 8, said' knife being sup orted upon a bracket" 9; The other kni e,'o-r lowerknife. 11,

ciprocation 1n an approximately vertical d1- reotion 'Within the 'slots is supported for re'- of these slots at each end of the-frame 5a. removable plate' the frame-52L for'the purpose of 4retaining the ends ofthelower vknife ll' within the slots are adapted to be -reciproca-ted independently.'

' one' of which is t-heirfree ends rollers 22,

located.

thereof effect of one ofthe guide rollers' and 3 and therollers 4f land 'adapted to operate upon a roll thus ont While l12,.-there beingoue gripping mechanisms 'carried' up 11-3 issituated :1t-each side of end' members grtudinal bars lfefrtending-from one end of side :of the frame` 5a `to the othein'l 4The springs 17 norniallylhold the knife v11 in .its low'errnost' osit'ion,. a'nd in order 'to`Y` effect the raising of the knife make use of,

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is attached a spring '17,', one end of Whit-2i is.. extended around .a shaft 18 passingfroni one ,6.0 att-he propertimesI- f 'a cani lnechanlsni which f I will non7 describe.

Each of the links'lhas plvoted thereto w near. its center at 20 is pivoted to upon the journals 19 a lever 20, Whichlever;4 one ofthe side franri'esl 21. The levers 20 carry ati ,each -ofwhich `is designed to runupon la oam'23. T .heca'nis 23 are situated upon anddriyeniin. unison-with a Shaft -24 ,upon yvhioh the feed rollers fare The canisf23., however., are located. -in such .a manner that 'thehigh portions do not register witl'i veach other, thev ore the corresponding leverand its roller on the other side of the fra-me ajis operated upon by .the'remaining cani'23. Asa result, one side' of the reciprocating'knife 11- is' raised prior to the elevation *of the othersid'e thereofythus producing' a.. shearing aotionbetween the knife 11 and the .knife 7. Sametime that the shearing action is taking place, the-framev '5a carrying the'knives 7 and 11' is caused .to travel' forwardly in vthe 'same direction as, andwith the same speedas the.

'traveling Web of paper,A this being effected by a large cam 25' each end of the shaft 24 er 26 pitA 'oted directly uponthe'framefa andat each side thereof; The frame 5a, Contact lwith'the cams 25 by nectin'g 'the upper end' of the standard l.

is maintained in springs 25 conframe `With the The-' traveling web of paper is' situated at apoint. between the. rollers Bande, The out sheets after bef ing 'fed through the, rollers.' Lfare received by on a rota ry this arrange'mer being.such that .levers 20 andfits attached roller '22 ,fis operated upon by one of .the 'ca-Ins 23 beside ofthemachiI-ie,V there being a similar v frame 2.7 journaled at 28 to the side franies 1. The rotary frame cmprisesa plurality of S- shaped*ari-ns' 285?i the outer turns ofwhich with the journals l:are enmedin a circular direction ooncentrie 28 ofthe frame. There-7'.

.taryframe 427 furthercomprises two. end x 4n ie'ngibfns 22 lsituated uponjlthe transverse shaft 30. which carries, the

aresecured' together by loir frame 27,' which the -end members 29.

the' frame 27 to the other and situated on opposite sides of the end members 2%). N ear the ends. of the end members 29 I have located two shafts 32 which are niovably carried in said members. The shafts 32 carry a plurality of gripper fingers 33, the ends of which extend over the edges of the longitudinal bars 31. Ifo each of the shafts l also attach lever arms 34 carrying in their ends rollers 35 which are designed to run over the surface of a stationarycain 3G attached to the side frame 1. The rollers 35are maintained lin contact wit-l1 the cam 36 through the action of springs 37 attached at one end' to the lever arms 34 and at tlie'other end to lVheii the rollers 35 are in contact with the cam 36 the gripper fingers 33v are raised so as to be in the position to receive a sheet of paper. When, however, the rollers 35 have passed beyond the cam 36 the fingers 33'are adapted to be seateilupon the longitudinal bars 31 so as to firmly grip the sheet of papel'. Theupper feed roller 2 is connected by a band 38 to the upper feed roller 4 so as to provide power forv iositively driving the feed rollers 4.

.The owcr rollers are connected by means of-arliain 39 and sprockets 40 and 4l with the shaft 30, so as to positively drive the ro tary frame 27. A

In order to' insure that the paper 'will be received-be'twe'cn'A the opening fingers 33 and againstthe longitudinal bar '3l coperating therewith, I provide an automatic inechan` ism for projecting the 'edge of the sheetfof paper into the teeth of' the grippei's. The same portion of the frames l which carries the stationary aiiiis 5,. also supports at each side of the. device an additional stationary arm 42, said arm 42 carrying therein a mov` able shaft 43, which shaft carries a series of fingers 4 4. Thesevfingers 44 are supported within brackets 45, in which they may be adjusted by the movement of screws 46. The bracketsA are also adjustable upon the shaft 43 by means of screws 47 passing through the bodies of the brackets. 'The finger 44 which is nearest to one end of the shaft 43 is projected into the path of more` ment of a pin 48 carried upon each end of one of the end members 2f). The remaining fingers 44 are set at a different angle, as shown in Fig. l, so that when the first nientioned fnger44 is moved by contact with the finger 4S, the remaining fingers 4.4 are caused to project the free edge of t r. paper into the jaws of the grippers.

The rollers 3 are especially constructed so las to automatically spread the traveling web of paper in a lateral direct-ion as it is fed between the rollers 2 and 3. There are two such rollers 3, one located at each end of the i shaft 24, each ofthe rollers comprising a double fianged wheel 49 Ahaving an outer flan`ge|50 of small diameter and an ipufer u j l flange al of' larger diameter. Between the flanges 50 andi 5l I place rubber rings 0fvactly the same manner but are located in reverse position with regard to each other, the flanges 5l of large diameter being adjacent to each other. The effect of this 'ar rangement is such that the tendency of the rings of rubber is to spread outwardly away from the middle ofthe roller 2, ree sulting in carrying the edge of the traveling web of paper adj aeent thereto, outwardly in the same direction away from the center of the roller 2. paper is maintained perfectly smooth.

In the operation of the device', a traveling web of paper is fed between the rollers 2 and3 and is thence guided between the feed rollers 4.. Between the rollers 2 and 3 and In this manner the web of ff the rollers- 4 the reciprocating knife is adapted at proper intervals, regulated by the position of the cams 23 and by its speed, to cut the web of paper into sheets. This is effected by the frame 5a being caused to travel at the same rate of speed, at the point.

ever the rollers 35 are in. contact with the' cam 3G the gippers will be in their open position. That `is to say, when a roller 35 strikes the lower" portion if the cam3(3, the gripper aiin 33 connected therewith is raised so as to release the sheet of paiiei','and when the saine roller reaches the upper portion of the cam 3G, the finger 33 attached thereto is `raised in a similar .manner to receive a new sheet of paper. is each set of grippers reaches the place where the free edgeof a sheet of paper to be grasped, the pin 4S adj acent'I thereto comes into contact with one of the fingers 44 so as to move the remainizo paper wouldnot be always fed intoptlire open Y l jaws-ofthegrippersf A `As the-web of paper ishfed intothc niachine', litisautomatically spread outl upon the-cylinder 2 through ythe action of the rollers 3,. This follows from the fact that because of the difference in the diameters from the center of the, roller 2. As a, result,

from the' center the tvvo edges ofthe traveli above in detail,

'one and capable o g web of paper lare moved With the rubber rings 52 away of the vroller `2, thereby 'spreading the paper and maintaining it smooth. f

yWhile I have described inyinvention ,I Wish itlwto loe-understood that I consider in, invention 4to be a broad man f changes and adaptations Without, departing from the spirit thereof.

I clain'i:- t.

.1. .In adevice 'of the .character described,

the .combinationv of means for supporting astrip of paper, a doubleeftanged spreadingl roller cooperating with'said' means, one, ofl

the flanges oiithe roller ameter than the other, and a coinpressible ring carried upon said roller.y i

2. iii a device of the character described, the combination of means for strip'of paper2 adouhle-langed spreading roller coperating with Vsaid means, \one of the fianges on the roller having a greater dianieter than the other, and a flexible ring Acarried upon said rollei.

3; In a 5device of the character described, theconibination of means for supporting a strip of paper, a doubleetlanged spreading roller coperating with said means, oneof the iaiiges on the roller having a greater diameter than the other, and a rubber-ring car-4 ried upon said roller.

a. In a device ofthe characterdescribed, the combination of means for supporting a strip of paper, a double-flanged spreading.

roller coperating with said Ameans at each side thereof, one of the ange's on each roller having a greater diameter than the other,

vand a conipressibie ring carried-upon each roller.

5. In a device of the character described,

the c onibination -of means forA supporting a strip of paper, a double-fianged spreading roller coperating with `said means at eacli side thereof, one of the tianges on each roller having' a greater diameter than the other,` and a ie'xiblei'ing carried upon eaeli roller.

having a greater di' 'supporting a '6. In a device of thecharacter described, the combinationA of means for supporting a strip of paper, a double-aiiged spreading. roller coperating With said meansat each side thereof, one ofthe flanges on each roller -and -a rubber ring carriedv upon each roller. 7. In' a device of the character described,v the combination" of means for supporting a' strip of paper, a double-tiaiiged spreading roller cooperating' with said means ateabh side thereof, one'of the iaiiges on each roller having a greater diameter than the other, and a compressible ring carried upon leach roller, said rollers being arrai'iged with ytheir higher ianges'adjacent toeacli other.

8. In a device of the 'character described, the combination of `ineans for suppoi a strip of paper, a double-flanged spreading roller cooperating With said means at each side thereof, one ofthe lianges oii each roller having a greater diameter than the other,l and la flexible ring carried upon each roller, ysaid rollers being arranged `with their higher 4 fiaiigesadjacent to each other.

9. In a device of the character described, the combination of means for support-ing a strip of paper, a. double-flanged spreading roller coperating'with said means at each side' thereof,"one of the flanges o'n each roller having a. greater diameter than the other, and a'i'ubber ring carried upon each roller, 'said rollers being arranged with their higher Hanges adjacent to each other.

10.'Iii adevice of the character described, thecombiiiation of a means for supporting a strip of paper, a spreading roller coperatiiig With vsaid means and .having a' plurality of ianges,l the flange at one side of saidl roller havinga greater diameter than the 4flange at.. the other side, anda body of coinpiessible material carried betwceiilsaid flanges;

In testiinonytliat I claim thcvforegoing I have hereunto set my liand'` CHARLES` VN M IDDLESWORTH. itnesses Ci-iannns IV. SAALBUno,

A. R. RICHARDS.

having'a greater diameterthan the other, 

